Intensive Perioperative Glycemic Control in People With Diabetes Mellitus

Kelsie Pegram, MD

Joseph Marquez, DO

American Family Physician. 2024;110(2):193-194.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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